Bright Futures Scholarship Program(website, Amount per Credit Hour)
This several state-funded scholarships are based on high school academic achievement and is for students enrolled in an eligible Florida public or private post-secondary educational institution within three years of graduation from a Florida high school. For additional information, contact your high school counselor or call the Florida Department of Education at 1-888-827-2004 (toll free). To determine your balance due, go to the Controller's Office on the Boca Campus in the Student Support Services building or the Cashier's Office at the Davie or Jupiter Campuses. Bright Futures Scholarship is NOT available during the Summer terms.
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Florida Medallion, Florida Gold Seal and Florida Academic Scholarship Recipients: Florida Medallion and Florida Gold Seal recipients should be advised that, prior to disbursement, the amount which appears on the student’s account is an amount based on an estimated 15 credits of enrollment. Recipients of these programs should contact the Controller’s Office during the first week of classes to verify the residual amount of their fees not covered by their scholarship. If you have not accepted additional financial aid to pay this residual amount, it is your responsibility to pay the balance by the semester’s last day to pay deadline to avoid a late payment fee of $100.00.
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IMPORTANT NOTICE:
Click here to view the Bright Futures Scholarship Notice sent to students from the Florida Department of Education.
Due to changes by the Florida Legislature, the Florida Medallion Scholarship (FMS) and the Florida Gold Seal Scholarship (GSV) will pay $95 per credit hour and/or related fees. The Florida Academic Scholarship (FAS) will pay $126 per credit hour. The FAS Scholarship will NO LONGER pay the additional amount towards college-related expenses such as the purchasing of books.
In addition, these scholarships DO NOT pay for Owl Card, Transportation/Access Fee, Repeat Course Surcharge, Late Payment Fee, Late Registration, E-college and Nursing fees.
REPAYMENT
Students will be required to REPAY the cost of any course dropped or withdrawn AFTER the drop/add deadline UNLESS an exception has been made by the Office of Student Financial Aid. Exceptions are medical withdrawal or an emergency beyond the student's control.
RENEWAL CRITERIA
Students are NOT REQUIRED to enroll full-time to receive Bright Futures funding.
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However, full-time students must earn 24 semester hours (or the equivalent) per academic year
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Students who do not earn the required hours at the end of the 2009-10 academic year and thereafter may restore for subsequent academic years
Students MAY enroll part-time and receive Bright Futures funding.
- Part-time students must enroll in a minimum of 6 hours per term (or the equivalent)
- Part-time students must earn the required number of hours for which they were funded; see chart at www.FloridaStudentFinancialAid.org/ssfad/bf/renewrequiredhrs.htm
If you are receiving both BRIGHT FUTURES and Florida Prepaid Tuition:
Students receiving the Bright Futures scholarship and the Florida Prepaid contribution should deduct these amounts from the total charges (see Fee Payment). Bright Futures will be applied to your student account first and the Florida Prepaid will be posted approximately two weeks after the drop/add period. Students will receive a refund for the amount that exceeds your tuition.
IMPORTANT: Keep in mind that the Bright Futures amount listed on your student account summary is an ESTIMATED figure. Please see the charts below for the EXACT amounts based on the number of credits that you are enrolled for the semester (after the drop/add deadline):
